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GM Neil McDonald

Neil McDonald
Full name
Neil McDonald
Born
1967 (age 59)‎
Place of birth
Federation
England
Retired
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (19 games)
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (14 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (13 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (9 games)
French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed (9 games)
Black Pieces
French Defense: Rubinstein, Fort Knox Variation (28 games)
French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Poisoned Pawn Variation (19 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (17 games)
French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Pawn Center Variation (15 games)
French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation (12 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Neil McDonald (2406)
Dave J Ledger (2221)
1-0 47 2023
Neil McDonald (2406)
Nicholas Pert (2600)
1-0 36 2023
Neil McDonald (2406)
J Stuart Robertson (2161)
1-0 31 2023
Neil McDonald (2406)
Daniel Alsina Leal (2441)
0-1 49 2023
Neil McDonald (2406)
Mircea-Emilian Parligras (2496)
½-½ 43 2023
Neil McDonald (2411)
John M Quinn (2096)
½-½ 52 2023
M Paul Townsend (2243)
Neil McDonald (2406)
½-½ 47 2023
Harry Grieve (2317)
Neil McDonald (2406)
½-½ 32 2023
Jonathan Pein (2050)
Neil McDonald (2406)
½-½ 38 2023
David Murray (2042)
Neil McDonald (2406)
½-½ 52 2023
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